Nearly four thousand production line staff at Bentley are having their shifts cut from four days a week down to three. This news follows on from Land Rovers announcement last week that some of its production lines were being cut to four day weeks.
Bentley has seen a 16% fall in sales so far this year, mostly in the American market, due to the global economic slowdown. According to the firm it is a temporary measure which is necessary to safeguard the brands value and security throughout what it expects to be a challenging coming year.
Staff will remain on full pay under a 'time-banking' agreement until production is returned to normal.
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